Extendible garment support



May 5, 1936. T. E. WAYNE 2,039,758

EXTENDIBLE GARMENT SUPPORT Filed Aug. 12, 1932 Illll/ 411|) Illl .f 1l) lllll IL Psa-nad May s', 193s' UNITED STATES- (,JrliltMEN'l SUPPORT Thomas ..Wayne, St. Paul, Minn., assignbr, by v mesne assignments, of one-half to Emma B. Blanchette, St. Paul, Minn.

Application August 12, 1932, serial No. 628,488

4 claims. (ci. zitssi My invention relates toan extendible garment support having means for providing a support secured to 'thewall of a closet or the like, which may be used in the ordinary manner to support 5 a garment and with the bracket of 'the supportA projecting only a short distance away from the wall when a short hook or bracket for supporting a garment or a garment hanger is desired.

A feature resides in providing an extendible l garment support which is formed with a portion pivotaliy supported to the bracket means ofthe support so that the arm may be adjusted to ex- I tendand be supported rigidly projecting inra manner from the main or bracket portion of the l support to give a means of supporting a'series of hangers so that a number of garments may be supported in aneat vand compact'manner, yet not'interfering with each other from the single garment supporting hook. It is a feature to provide a simple inexpensive clothes hanger which may be supported from the ordinary hook 'supporting rail in a closet or from a wall where it is desired to attach this hook. lMy support includes a main body bracket p ortion which may be formed of sheet material having parallel sides and-provided with hook ends which will project from the wall to formv a hook for supporting garments and having an extendible arm pivotally and slidably secured between the bracket members of the hook so that the extendible member may normally hang close to thevwall when it is not desired for use. This forms a compact garment support which may be used in a small space and which facilitates dropping of the. extendible member when it is not desired for use, thus leaving plenty of space in front of the hook in a'closet. However, when it is desired to hang several garments from the support, the extendible arm is raised and adjusted' into operating 40 position and by means of its series of notches is adapted to support-a series of garments extending from hangers or`the like, and yheld spaced apart and yet in close relation so that they may be neatly and desirably supported in a small.

space.

In present buildings where apartments are made with limited closet space it is often diiiicult` to ilnd suicient supports within the closet to hold garments in a neat andtidy manner from the ordinary hooks or garment supports provided... I have designed my extendible garment support so that it may fit these occasions and provide an extended support having `a series of notches for receiving a numberof garments, (all supported from the same base support or bracket'.

Aiurther feature of a very desirable nature of ymy garment support resides in the several manners in which is may be used.k When theextendible supporting Aarm hangs down from the main bracket or'body of my support,garment's 5 may be supported in any of thenotches along the dependingarm which hangs freely from the main bracket of the support as well as in the bracket itself. Then the extendiblesupporting ar'm may be adjusted into anangular position so as to ex- 10 tend at `approximately 'a thirty or forty-ve degree angle, depending from 'the body bracket por" tion of the support, and thus notprojectng very far away from the wall but yet providing -a sup,- porting means which holds the garments separate 15 one from the other and spaced from the wall. A further 'adjustment of my garment support resides in adjusting the extendible supporting member straight out from the body of the support -so as to space the garments farther Aapart hung 2 0 from the notches in the extended support, spacing the garments farther awy from the wall'as they near the outer extremity of the extendible member. v,

These features are of -importance in the simple 25 yet very desirable construction of my garment support. f A

In the drawing forming part of this specication:

Figure 1 is a perspective of my'garment sup- 30 port, showing the extendible arm in full lines projecting straight out from the body of the support, the dotted lines illustrating the extendible arm dropped into position extending close to th wall. 35 Figure 2 is a top view of the garment support when the arm is extended.

Figure 3 is a side view, partly in section, with the arm extended.

Figure 4 illustrates the extendible arm depend- 40 ing at an angle from the main bracket ofthe support.

Figure' 5 illustrates the extendible arm hanging close to the wall, showing the manner in which several garment hangers may still be supported 45 in the-notches in the extendible arm.

Figure 6 illustrates a plan view of another form of my garment support.

Figure '7 isa side view, partly 'in section of Figure 6. i 50 Figure 8 illustrates the suppo'rt of the construction of Figures 6 and 1, with the extendible ann depending from the main bracket. y

yThe garment support A may be attached to the hook rail lli whichis fastened to the wall of 55 a building or which extends along in a closet and is usually provided so that the garment supports or hooks may be secured to the same.

The support A is formed with a body bracket portion IIV which may be formed oi' sheet metal or other similar material. When the bracket body Il is formed of sheet metal, as illustrated, it is provided with virtually parallelly extending sides I2 which are formed integral with the back portion I3 which is intermediate the sides I2. 'I'he back portion I3 forms a base which is attached by screws Il or other suitable means to the wall or rail I3 so as to support the main' bracket II securely in operative position.

The sides I2 also form a hook means and are formed with notches I5 into which a garment may be hung either directly by the hanger of the garment, or by a suitable clothes hanger. 'I'hus the sides I2 whichextend virtually parallel to each other form a pair oi' supporting hooks which do not project as far away from the wall or rail III as the ordinary garment hooks usually used in closets for supporting garments. 'I'his provides a main body hook means for the support A of a desirable nature.

Between the side walls I2 of the support A, an extendible supporting arm I8 is pivotally supported on the bolt I1 which extends between the sides I2. The support I6 is slotted at I3 to ilt around the bolt I 'I and by means of a pin I9 which is extended across the slot Il the extendible supporting arm I3 is held against disengagement from the bolt I'I, yet being held freely slidable to adjust the arm I3 as 'will be more fully hereinafter set forth.

'I'he arm I5 is formed with a notch 2li on its inner end which portion is supported between the sides I2 and this notch engages with a rod 2I extending between the sidesV I2 so as to hold the arm I6 in straight out extended position, as illustrated in Figures l, 2 and 3. In this position the arm IB projects straight from the bracket I I and the notch 20 holds the arm against free sliding on the bolt I 1. 'I'he extendiblesupporting arm I6 is formed with a series of notches 22 from which garment supports may hang and thus the garments'so supported may be spaced away from the wall and the arm I6 forms a long outwardly projecting member which is held substantially and rigidly in operative position by the bracket I When it is desired to drop the arm I 6 out of the position illustrated in Figure 3, it is only necessary to lift the outer free end 23 of the same slightly, disengaging the notch 2li from the rod 2I and by pulling straight out on the arm IE it will slide by means of the slot I3 and then it may be dropped into position illustrated in dotted lines in Figure 1.

If it is desired to project the arm I5 at a depending angle, as illustrated in Figure 4, to support garments therefrom with the notches 22 in position to receive clothes hangers or the garments, then it is only necessary to raise the arm from the dotted position illustrated in Figure l and slide the same by means of the slot Il so that the outer end of the slot will engage the rod 2I, as illustrated in Figure 4, and thus by means of the bolt II and the rod 2| engaging in the slot I8, the arm I6 will be held in the position illustrated in Figure 4 with the end 23 closer to the wall than when the arm is in its outer extended position, as illustrated in Figure 3. 'I'his permits the support A to be adjusted into the position illustrated so that garments may be v illustrations thereof, however.

. aosavss supported in the notches 22 spaced from the wall but in closer relation than when held by the support A when the arm I3 is in' the position illustrated in Figure 3. By using the support A, as illustrated in Figure 4, garments may be supported one above the other so that they may be readily observed from the front of the support A. permitting the garment desired to be readily selected and removed or placed on the support A.

A still further desirable use of my support A is illustrated in Figure 5, where the arm I3 hangs downward from the main bracket II. It will be apparent that the notches 22 extend angularly along the upper edge of the arm I3. 'I'his is for thel purpose of permitting the garments to be held by the arm I6 even when it depends down and hangs freely fromthe main bracket II, as illustrated in Figure 5. By using the support A in this manner a number. of garments may be supported in the notches 22 and with one garment above the other but in closer relation to the wall than where the arm is extended either as in Figure 3 or in Figure 4. Itind that the support A is very desirable for use as illustrated in Figure 5, where a limited space is provided in a closet or room and the support A operates to hold the garments in a neat and tidy manner, preventing them from getting out of press or wrinkling by being crowded too closely together.

In Figures 6 to 8. inclusive, I have illustrated my garment support A which is virtually of the same construction as that heretofore set forth, excepting that in this form of thesupport A, the arm I5 is held pivotally supported by the bolt 24 which extends between the sides I 2 of the bracket II. In this construction a plate 2l is secured to the lower edge 26 of the arm Il and a notch 21 is formed in the arm I6 below the plate 2l so that a slot for the sliding movement of the arm I6 is provided to permit the arm to be adiusted so that it may extend straight out as illustrated in Figures 6 ,and 7, or hang down as illustrated 'in Figure 8.

In this last construction the arm I3 is provided with a rod 23 which extends through the same vandwhichisadaptedtoellsaa'einthenotchu forming a compact supporting means which may hang close to the wall plicity of notches from which garments may be supported. The support A may be adjusted to only slightly extend from the wall and the main bracket .portion having an angular position to selectively support garments thereto, or it may be lifted into a position extending virtually 'straight out from the main bracket and thereby provide a still further extended supporting .means for garments as set forth. The inexpensive nature of my support A together with its utility and desirable nature provide a means of supporting garments and-the like which can be used in a limited space to support a large number of garments-and which may be adjusted as may be desired.

In accordance with the patent statutes I have set for the best embodiments of my garment support which are'more fully apparent from the the same are only suggestive and I desire to have the invention understood within the scope of the following claims:

and yet provide a multi- I claim:

1. An extendible garment support including, a main bracket portion forming a hook adapted to support garments, means for securing the same to a wall, an extendible bracket arm pivotally and slidably secured to said main bracket portion to depend along said wall or to adjustably extend the same therefrom, said pivotal and slidable connection being positioned to one side of said hook to support said bracket portion oil( set with relation thereto when in depending posi" tion, and notch means on said arm in alignment with said hook and in substantially -the same plane therewith when said arm is in horizontal position. v

2. An extendible and adjustable garment support including, a main body bracket hook porin transverse'alignment with said hook means when said support is in a horizontal position.

3. A garment support comprising, a main bracket formed of sheet material adapted to be secured to a wall and having parallel side walls, hook means formed in said parallel side walls, and a pivotally and slidably supported extendible arm secured between said side walls and having a series of angularly disposed garment supporting notches along the edge thereof, one of said notches extending in transverse alignment with said hook lmeans when said support is in a horizontal position.

4. A garment hanger including a wall bracket i having a pair of spaced Aopposed sides thereon, a pivot member extending between said spaced sides, a bracket arm having a longitudinal vslot in'one end thereof, adapted to contain said pivot, means on said arm engageable with said bracket to hold said arm in extended position, and means extending through said arm and through the open end of said slot to close the slot and to prevent withdrawal of said arm from said pivot.

THOMAS E. WAYNE. 

